Asus TUF RTX 3080 Thermal Pad Replacement - Vram dropped ~(-20c) and improved hashrate 

Thanks for making this, it was a big help. Summary of what you need to buy if using Gelid pads: 3x 2mm 1x 0.5mm 1x 3mm These are all 80x40 pads. Peel one side, then cut with razor, do not use scissors, or cut before removing the plastic or you will squish the pad reducing its thickness. There are a lot of sources out there that are very wrong about the pad sizes. This video is the most accurate, although sort of difficult to follow due to how it flows. I found the pic you linked in the description after I had put everything back together 😂. That would have been quite useful. As for my results, after replacing every pad + the extra one on the pipes, here is what I got using occt gpu stress test for 1 hour. [all default settings, 100% power, no overclock. Physical switch set on "performance"][21C/70F ambient with open air case] [Memory Max] 110 within 5 minutes before (thermal limit) --- 68 after [GPU Max] 64 before --- 68.8 after //I'm assuming it's a bit higher due to the heatsink actually cooling everything else now too, rather than making terrible contact with the memory and only effecting GPU core temps, but honestly 4 degrees could just be margin of error with my very unscientific testing environment aka the closet at the end of the hallway// [Hotspot Max] idk before --- 88.6 after [Fanspeed Max] Max while thermal throttling before --- 84% after I used mx6 on the gpu because it's what I had. I also pre-spread it which is highly recommended for a gpu since it does not have an ihs. No comment on the longevity of mx6 as a gpu paste, since I've literally had it on there for less than a day, but if you're buying paste for this job anyways, just grab something more vetted for gpus like thermalright tfx. tfx is an absolute pain to use though, so be prepared for that. It's super thick, and mainly just sticks to itself, it's like trying to spread a booger on to your gpu.

Thanks a lot for your great video description, I have the same GPU as you and I’m getting 82-84C memory temp with the thermal pads upgrade at 69% PL, 85% fan, 1200 mem clock for around 99 MH/s. My gpu temp is stable at 46C. I had a memory temp of 100C in the same mining condition before upgrading.

I went with cooper mod instead . 42c core 66-68c VRAM 100% fan - on 25c ambient. Asus 3080 Tuf OC.

First, thanks for the useful video. Managed to drop from 92-98 degrees to 82-86 degrees on 3080 TI tuf. (24-25 ambient temperature, 90% fan speed) My contribution to this video is: -left and right pad you replaced first and added on 3:31 seems to me that are 3mm both instead of 2mm so i picked 3mm. -i did not replace 0.5mm pads and one on the left that is 1.5mm -used 1 pack of 2mm and 1 pack of 3mm pads 45x85mm and it was enough, just try to optimize the space you have on this pads. (i made last pad on 23:20 from 3 pieces because its lowe priority pad and i think thats ok) It seems that core temperature is little higher, averaging around 50 degrees, and i think it was around 47 degrees. Maybe i did put arctic mx4 wrong, because of trying to fit cooler on the gpu and wiggling it back and forth. Also higher hotspot i think

How many packs of thermalright did you buy? I know you got 1.5 2mm and 3mm but how many packs of each please?

Hello. For best results, you don't want to get any skin oils on the pads. Clean all surfaces with alcohol, put on gloves, then apply the pads (ideally w/ tweezers/etc)

I Just did this to my 3080 TI, with same settings and indoor temperature i went from 98-100C to 84C :) thank you for good video

You should always do a criss cross pattern instead of a “clock” rotation when tightening screws.

Hey man , this helped me alot. My tempts before this would reach 100 on the memory on full load, now its at 80 tops, i did use the gelid ultimate thermal pads instead but nonetheless, thank you.

Someone tell me what size of thermal pad the ASUS TUF 3070 TI has? I can't find anywhere.

i changed pads on mine msi gaming z trio with 1mm gelid gp extremme 12wmk now memory temp is like 78 to 80c max. i will change again but with gelid gu ultimates which will get temps even lower than 78c

Hi! Is it possible that in the following revisions they fixed this problem of the gasket contact from the factory?

Hello, is it enough to change the 2.0mm ones? Because in my country thermal pads are quite expensive and I want to replace only the ones that make the biggest difference. And another question, will Maxtor 14.8w/m-k be good?

What is the water you use to clean ?

I heard that the Asus Tuf 3070ti and 3080 use the same cooler design. So would this tutorial also apply for my Asus tuf 3070ti?

Hey, thanks man for the great video. I followed this with my 3080 and dropped VRAM from 98c to 72c. What a difference, thanks a bunch!

Hello, by chance do you know the thermal pad sizes for 3070ti?

For anyone thinking about adding the very first pad show in the video, make sure to use a 3mm, not a 2mm pad. A 2mm pad is not thick enough to make optimum contact with the curved heatpipes.

Thanks so much for this video man!. question, did you use the entire 3mm pad (29 bucks amazon) for one card? I got 4 3080 and I'm budgeting for them.

Only a few things from someone that does such stuff for 20 years now: - never place ANY pc hardware on towls or tissue that can get static -> you can kill you hardware like that - remove the fan connectors to properly handle that GPU and not leaning it again a cooler or such stupid stuff -> tiny SMDs can be damaged or ripped off and your card is done - my god i use that amount of thermal paste for 2 CPUs and 2 GPUs -> you waste a ton on a single GPU repasting :( - never drop anything on the GPU / PCB like you did in the video ( as you didn't attach cables and couldn't handle it safely ) -> good by SMD or worst case you hit the die and damage it ( yes this can happen ) -> overall my card never exceeds 82°C on silent bios and without ANY mods, same thermal pads applied as on yours ( i checked ) -> maybe its time to think about proper case and cooling ( i have only 3x 120mm fans in @ 500rpm, 1x 140mm fan out @ 500rpm to maintain overpressure and avoid dust collection from any open spot in the case that has no dust filter -> very silent, very cool and clean )

At 20:46 does anyone know what size are the two pads he did not replace? 2mm?

I did everything like the video and got 20 degrees Celsius more than before the replacement. What could be the reason in your opinion? Thanks

Bro, I think the most crucial pad was the first one you installed, to help the vram touch the heatsink above, but the second time you open the card I can see that it isnt making good contact with the heatsink, there is no visible traces on the pad. I have an 3080 gaming x trio, same problem, the cold plate wasn't touching the heatsink and just by adding some pads I literally dropped 26 C on the vram and the core temp rised a bit, since the cooler now was actually getting the high vram temp.

Is there a way to slowdown/underclock the 3080 VRAM to keep it cooler? I prefer silence over speed.... I don't care about getting the fastest MHs. What are your VRAM temps if you put the Fan speed at 75%? It is so much quieter at 75%...

Hey, i did this and now my computer isn’t booting. I get error code 97 (asus), pc seems to be running, all fans and lights are on (also on gpu) but there isn’t any display output. I took it apart again and tried to clean it in case i spillef something where i shouldn’t have, and let it rest for some hours before trying again, this time it actually booted, but i got a black screen when i started mining… i tried cleaning it again and now it’s back to error code 97 and no screen output. Any help?

Till you replaced them sun gone down ambient temperature dropped that's why you got that improvement :)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) only joking

Hey man what were the pad sizes that you didnt replace

Saw that some people might've used a copper shim on the CPU when doing this as the thicker pads mean the heatsink wasn't contacting the CPU as well - going by your temps it doesn't look like you've got any such issue - temps seem to be OK when you run something with the CPU itself at 100% power rather than downvolted for mining?

Would have really liked to see you push the performance on this thing just to demonstrate what it's capable of, otherwise great video.

Great video. Quick question - are the two long thermal pads 0.5mm in the backplate?

Interesting video. One thing, the Thermal Grizzly needs to be reapplied about every 2 -3 years, Artic MX-4 lasts 8 years and will maybe add 1-2C over the Thermal Grizzly

I follow your instruction right now my gpu worst than Stock temperature.

Hey man, you did a wonderful job explaining this. And I wanna know if you know repadding 3090 would be the same or not ? Like the thickness. 3 mm on the back for vram and 2mm at the front?

what were the pad sizes that you didn't replace?

Great video; I was actually able to drop the temperature by 15 Celsius degree, but installing those pads made me have a panic attack

Wrong, you need expand the grease along all chip and heat metals with air before put over and close

These things are volcanos, Can't get it to run cool no matter what I try If I leave it inside of a pc, Changed pads, thinking about trying heatsink on back plate - that can be the only option seeing as hte backplate is literally hurtful to touch

good job!

Did this with 3070ti, which is the same. Ended up lowering overall temperature by 20, but vram temps dropped only like 5, which changes nothing in my case. Wonder what i did wrong. I did change all the pads except the two 3mm ones that attaches the vram heatsink to the bigger one.

bro I did exactly the same you did and now when i put the card in the rig it wont boot and the fans keep working like it was too hot, iniatially the monitor went to sleep, but after I try a couple of times it start but the trex give an error and didnt recognized the card, please help

Great video! I already have 1.5mm and 2.3mm thermal pads. Which one you would recommend to be added for the missing one?

Hi i have only 2mm pads left, may i use them for the entiere card please?

have you considered using copper shims to lower temps even more on the memory?

Thank you very much for this video! I'm looking to do the same thing to my card. Why did you go with the Thermalright pads? Do you know if this same mod would work with the Gelid Solutions GP-Ultimate pads? They advertise 15w instead of Thermalrights 12.8w. Not sure if that would make a big difference, but the price is about the same.

Did the same to mine, but my mems are hitting 108º.. i don't know what more to do.

do you have pictures of your build somewhere? I would love to see what they look like inside your case. if you do not could you lmk what case you have at least? and I think you said you had two cards running at the same time or did I hear that wrong.

something wrong with this card from factory, reapply thermal paste just drop 5C temp

hi, i replaced pad like you did and my vram temps drop from 110c to 92c while mining OC. but my worry is that my gpu is 62 and my hot spot temperature is around 94-96c. i used thermal grizzly kryounot. do you think i did not put enought thermal paste? or what else could be? or should i used another thermal paste like artic silver 5? thanks

I just got myself the same card and will be going through the same process very soon, so THANK YOU for this content, it will help A LOT! I just have some questions: 1. What are the sizes for the ones you DIDN'T replace at 21:41 & 21:44? And what was the size for that last one you replaced at the end 22:54 2. How much material did you need? 1 pack of each size will suffice?

Hey i have a 3080 and i plan to get a 3090. Do i absolutely need all 3 different sizes of thermal pads?

guys Do u recommend this card or no please advice?

great tutorial the only thing I would recommend is on the GPU die you should spread the thermal paste. On a CPU it doesn't really matter if there's a little bit of the IHS that has no thermal paste on it but since there is no IHS on a GPU die you need to make sure it's completely covered with thermal paste.

Hello friend very good video, your GPU is LHR?

can i ask a question can i use the same thermal pad size to 3080ti tuf ?

Is it ok to let the fan keep staying at 100% for the long run?

you should try Gelid thermal pads

Заменил прокладкина своей asus tuf gamung oc 3080ti, не помогло. Как было 102-104 граудса, так и осталось.

I think to purchase only 2mm size is it a problem

hey, when you manage to get 100MH/s do let me know your temps please

hi, great video. I read about (what do You think?): "My best result so far is 1.5mm on front 2.5mm on the back (2 + 0.5 mm) 3mm between the heat pipes and the small heat sink AND a clamp over the front part of the card I am getting 125 MH/h at 88-92 deg (1200 core, 10901 memory) I used thermal right odyssey. I had to do a few iterations to get to this to work 1.5mm on front,2mm back, only 2mm on one of sinks between pipes 1.5mm on front,2mm back, 3x3mm between sink+pipes -> Worse 2mm on front,2mm back, 3x3mm between sinks +pipes-> too much, the die looses contact When i applied a clamp i think it improved the contact between the heat pipes."

22:55 what mm on this one?

if gpu was warranty then its void. tried with COPPER heatsinks at back plate ?

You put just a single centred termal paste drop over gpu processor, ok. When the plate compress that drop, in the gpu corner will remain small areas with no termal paste that affect the dissipation. Follow this brazilian guy video to have a correct termal paste aplication: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FromHK2ReX4.html

hi there would it be the same for a 3070 ti

If anyone can help me out. I repadded Asus TUF rtx 3070ti and had no issues and memory temp went down about 10 degrees. So I repadded the Rtx 3080 TUF and now when I plug it in. Nothing shows up and my motherboard shows white vga light when I plug my card into a riser. The other cards works fine when I remove the 3080. The rtx tuf 3080 powers on and fans are working but no display **I tried it on another rig and device manager shows rtx 3080 with YELLOW EXCLAMATION MARK but not functional. If anyone can help me out. Thanks

Did this on 3090 TUF, memory temps increased by +10c But core temps dropped by -10c, and hotspot temps dropped by -30c. The mod is Worth it for gaming but not worth it for mining.

1 of each pack or need 2 of each pack?

When i apply thermal past my gpu work only one time very good then after 10minutes game play screen flicker cpu restart and showing broken images and cpu boot but no properties of gpu then i have to apply thermal paste again to make him work for 10 more minutes my gpu is asus gtx 750ti oc

The 3080 Asus Strix doesn’t have this over heating issue ??

Is it LHR card?

Why the fuck are these built so poorly , why dont they make it good from the factory? Is this formining only? Is this needed for gaming only? It s a fortune and it has problems...? what a mess

有改其他顯卡的版本?

KRITICAL Thermal Pads has full front card pads pre-cut that are 20 W/mK pads for $39.00 Bucks, this cards upgrade kit is found here: kriticalpads.com/asus-3080-tuf Also, putting four, ( 4 ) M5 or M4 Nylon washers under the heat sink bracket on the back improves the heat sink contact without causing harm to the pcb board; as seen in a video on Gamers Nexus; I now put these plastic washer on all cards with that four pronge heat sink bracket; between the pcb and the bracket before putting the screws through; some heat sinks will shift even with the screw snugged up good. Most thermal pads when doubled up create air pockets; and that negates the heat transfer to the sink; like most .. I have done it before; but try to avoid it if possible, there is a thermal putty that you can break a chunk off, and roll it into a ball in the approximate thickness you need and it compress's pretty good and dosen't leave a slight bend in the pcb as some thermal pads do that do not compress; I tried to find the brand today; but no joy, I thought it was K5 Pro, but that wasn't it .. I think that I seen it on a Reddit thread, or Linus Tech Tips for anyone that is interested and may have better luck finding it. Thanks for the content; I have some of these cards coming in; and it was a relief to see the thermal pad layout is pretty simple and basic. If you ever replaced the thermals on a MSI RTX 2080 Ventus; it has different size and thickness pads every where; like the older MSI GTX 1070 Armor OC's is that same way; too many pads everywhere. Peace